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JAY T. KIMURA <br />PROSECUTING ATTORNEY <br />CHARLENE Y. IBOSHI <br />FIRST DEPUTY <br />PROSECUTING ATTORNEY <br />OFFICE OF THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY <br />655 Kilauea Avenue <br />HILO, HAWAII 96720 <br />PH: 961 -0466 <br />FAX: 961 -8908 <br />934 -3403 <br />934-3503 <br />WEST HAWAII UNIT <br />81 -980 HALEKII ST, SUITE 150 <br />KEALAKEKUA , HAWAII 96750 <br />PH: 322 -2552 <br />FAX: 322 -6584 <br />TESTIMONY in support of Bill No. 27 <br />Relating to Noisy Dog; Procedure for Abatement of Nuisance <br />The Office of the Prosecuting Attorney for Hawaii County supports Bill No. 27 which <br />removes the requirement of the police waiting for an hour for the owner of a dog to abate the <br />dogs barking before the owner can be cited. <br />For the several years our office has received several complaints from community <br />members about neighbors with barking dogs. Our office has also had referrals from Council <br />members, the Mayor's office, the police department and other agencies to help find solutions for <br />this problem. <br />The current wording of the ordinance makes enforcement very difficult and according to <br />one district court judge, would require the police officers to wait the hour before citing the owner <br />of a noisy dog. With limited resources, it is not practical to have an officer wait around for an <br />hour for dogs to stop barking in order to give a $25 citation. <br />This bill is a common sense approach to making this ordinance enforceable. <br />The Office of the Prosecuting Attorney respectfully requests passage of Bill 27. <br />Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer <br />Comm. N ./ 0 0 . 5 <br />Ref. Tos /WG <br />Ref. Date MAR 15 2011 <br />